
Elixir
Group Delivers Agreements for an Additional 700 Electronic
Gaming Machines

Increases
Total Commitment to Approximately 4,000 Placements of Electronic
Gaming Machines on Participation Model Across 20 Venues in
Asia
LAS
VEGAS & MACAU, Oct. 29, 2007 – Elixir Gaming Technologies,
Inc. (AMEX:EGT) ("Elixir Gaming") announced today
that Elixir Group Limited ("Elixir Group") has delivered
agreements for the placement of an additional 700 slot machines
on a participation basis. Reflecting these agreements, Elixir
Gaming now has total commitments for 3,994 electronic gaming
machines to be placed on a long-term participation basis,
including 2,164 placements in the Philippines, 930 in Cambodia,
400 in Vietnam and 500 aboard cruise ships. Of the nearly
4,000 placement commitments, approximately 320 electronic
gaming machines are currently in operation and the Company
expects to have a total of approximately 1,500 in operation
by December 31, 2007.
The
latest commitments for gaming machine placements are at the
following venues:
- 200
at the Cotabato City VIP Club in Cotabato City, Philippines
- 100
at the Angkor Paradise Hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia
- 100
at Diamond Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 300
aboard the MV Jupiter cruise ship operating out of Vietnam
Elixir
Gaming will have 100% of the gaming machine floor at each
of the four venues and receive no less than 20% of the net
gaming win from the machines.
The soon to be refurbished Cotabato City VIP Club is located
in the heart of Cotabato City. Currently in the midst of a
major urban renewal, Cotabato is located 800 miles South of
Manila and is the center for trade and finance and cultural
services for the province of Mindanao.
The Angkor Paradise Hotel is located in downtown Siem Reap,
Cambodia, nestled between the city's business and entertainment
center and the famous temple of Angkor Wat, the country's
prime tourist attraction with over half a million visitors
annually.
The
Diamond Hotel is located in Phnom Penh's commercial area,
facing Monivong Boulevard, the city's most important street
and located directly across from the city's central market.
Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia and the country's
commercial, political and cultural hub, enjoys a robust international
and domestic tourist industry.
The
MV Jupiter cruise ship docks out of Vietnam and operates in
international waters.
Gordon Yuen, Executive Chairman and CEO of Elixir Gaming,
commented, "Our latest agreements for the placement of
electronic gaming machines on a high margin recurring revenue
basis signal our continued execution against our goal of securing
long-term placements across the Asia-Pacific region. The diversity
of venues under contract and the pace at which we have been
able to secure agreements provide a strong testament to the
breadth and depth of the growth potential of the Pan-Asian
gaming markets. Elixir Gaming will continue capitalizing
on the strength of our business model, the region's rapid
growth and Elixir Group's excellent market position, presence
and reputation. We believe these factors will combine to support
our goal of building shareholder value."
About Elixir Gaming Technologies Inc
Elixir Gaming Technologies Inc. (Elixir Gaming) is a member
of Elixir Group, an innovator of gaming technology solutions
and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Melco Group.
Elixir
Gaming is focused on placing gaming machines on a revenue
share model in Asia. The company has established a strategic
presence in the Asia Pacific region with its participation
contracts in the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and other
Asian markets.
Elixir Gaming delivers cutting-edge and market-competitive
technology. Its products include table devices, such as the
automated card verification machine, computer-based card shuffling
system, and high-frequency RFID-gaming chips and plaques.
Elixir Gaming products are distributed by Elixir Group in
Asia and Suzo Happ in the Americas and Europe.
In addition, Elixir Gaming has the capability to quickly and
efficiently respond to the stringent and specific technical
requirements of customers, in collaboration with Elixir Group's
ICT, manufacturing and research and development teams. These
services optimize the security, productivity and profitability
within the gaming establishments. For more information please visit www.elixirgaming.com.
About Elixir Group Limited
Elixir Group is an important strategic component of Melco's
gaming and leisure entertainment focus. Elixir Group holds
the distinction of being a "home-grown" brand: a
full-fledged games manufacturer based in Asia - designing,
developing and supplying gaming machines and non-gaming information
communications technology (surveillance, LEDs, ATMs) solutions
for the Asian market.
With gaming and research development centres in Macau, China
and the Philippines, proximity to key growth markets provides
Elixir Group with competitive advantages. As a pioneer in
the competitive Asian gaming market, Elixir Group has consistently
delivered exciting solutions, expert sales advice and professional
gaming support. Elixir Group has forged alliances with leading
gaming and technology companies and by accessing its partners'
manufacturing capabilities is able to focus entirely on innovative
product design and customer service. Elixir has also secured
several strategic agreements in the provision of gaming IT
infrastructure for various gaming concession holders in Macau.
Reflecting Elixir Gaming Technologies' approximately 178.3
million outstanding shares and other securities (which assumes
shareholder approval of the recently announced warrant exchange
agreement and that all performance shares are issued) Elixir
Group presently owns approximately 63.5% of Elixir Gaming
on a fully diluted basis.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release report contains forward-looking statements
concerning Elixir Gaming Technologies and Elixir within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Those forward-looking statements include statements
regarding expectations for the business relationship between
Elixir Gaming Technologies and Elixir Group, including the
recurring revenue that may develop from the relationship with
Elixir Group, and the Company's expectations for future product
revenue. Such statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties, and actual circumstances, events or results
may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences
include, but are not limited to, risks related to Elixir Group's
inability to place gaming machines at significant levels or
at all and risks relating to Elixir Group's ability to place
games that generate the expected amount of net-win. Elixir
Gaming Technologies cautions readers not to place undue reliance
on any forward-looking statements. Elixir Gaming Technologies
does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation,
to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances
or unanticipated events as they occur.
CONTACT:
Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated
Richard Land, Dave Jacoby
Telephone: (1) 212-835-8500
Email: egt@jcir.com
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